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butterfly bomb

noun

Military. a small, aerial, antipersonnel bomb with two folding wings that revolve, slowing the rate of descent and arming the fuze.

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Origin of butterfly bomb

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby butterfly bomb

butterfish, butterflies, butterflies in one's stomach, butterfly, butterfly ballot, butterfly bomb, butterfly bush, butterfly chair, butterfly closure, butterfly collar, butterfly damper
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